1. Explain the conditions at the reservation. (Hannah)
2. What does Lenina decide to do due to the stress she gets from the disgust she feels in the Reservation? (Hannah)
3. What does Bernard find out about the Director in relation to John and Linda in this section? (Jenny)
4. Describe Lenina's reaction after seeing the old man. (Jenny)
5. Who is Linda and why is she trapped in the Reservation? (Claire)
6. What allows John to have emotions? (Claire)
Interpretive
1. Why is John considered as an outcast in the reservation? (Hannah)
2. What do you learn about in this chapter about how the World State behaves towards "viviparous" people? (Hannah)
3. What are the main differences between the World State and the Reservation and what is the significance of this? (Jenny)
4. How do John and Bernard resemble each other? (Jenny)
5. What do you think is more normal: having emotions like John or being conditioned like Lenina? Why? (Claire)
6. Why do you think Linda still tries to condition John? (Claire)
Evaluative
1. Which aspects of the reservation and the nature of the World State make John's mind culturally mixed? (Hannah)
2. How does the use of Shakespearean language enhance John's expressions and why is this significant? (Hannah)
3. Do you think Linda belongs more to the World State or the Reservation? How about John? (Jenny)
4. What do you think Huxley is trying to tell us about reading by introducing John's situation to us in this section of the novel? (Jenny)
5. What is the purpose of borrowing Shakespeare's work in this section? (Claire)
6. What do you think Huxley is trying to say about being an individual and being isolated? (Claire)
Discussion Questions Chapters 7-9
Factual
1. Explain the conditions at the reservation. (Hannah)2. What does Lenina decide to do due to the stress she gets from the disgust she feels in the Reservation? (Hannah)
3. What does Bernard find out about the Director in relation to John and Linda in this section? (Jenny)
4. Describe Lenina's reaction after seeing the old man. (Jenny)
5. Who is Linda and why is she trapped in the Reservation? (Claire)
6. What allows John to have emotions? (Claire)
Interpretive
1. Why is John considered as an outcast in the reservation? (Hannah)2. What do you learn about in this chapter about how the World State behaves towards "viviparous" people? (Hannah)
3. What are the main differences between the World State and the Reservation and what is the significance of this? (Jenny)
4. How do John and Bernard resemble each other? (Jenny)
5. What do you think is more normal: having emotions like John or being conditioned like Lenina? Why? (Claire)
6. Why do you think Linda still tries to condition John? (Claire)
Evaluative
1. Which aspects of the reservation and the nature of the World State make John's mind culturally mixed? (Hannah)2. How does the use of Shakespearean language enhance John's expressions and why is this significant? (Hannah)
3. Do you think Linda belongs more to the World State or the Reservation? How about John? (Jenny)
4. What do you think Huxley is trying to tell us about reading by introducing John's situation to us in this section of the novel? (Jenny)
5. What is the purpose of borrowing Shakespeare's work in this section? (Claire)
6. What do you think Huxley is trying to say about being an individual and being isolated? (Claire)
Keynote